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China launched cyber attacks against dozens of chemical and military-related companies to steal industrial secrets, a leading computer security company says. This alarming report comes as the British prime minister's office accuses China of trying to steal state secrets.

Just as Fort Smith helped build Whirlpool, Whirlpool helped build Fort Smith. That’s how it was supposed to work, and for almost 50 years it did. Now there’s another whirlpool in Fort Smith, and it’s pulling the town down.

Higher ed is big business, and Yale is taking the next step and joining the globalization race to the bottom. Ivy League universities have been the biggest pushers of 'free trade' bunk, so it's no surprise they're hooked on their own dope.

To make something out of plastic, from auto parts to toys, you need a mold. Mold-building takes skilled craftsmen, expensive equipment and it's a crucial component of America's manufacturing base. So guess what got the shaft in those trade deals Congress just passed? The mold building industry.

When Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Clueless) showed up at a singalong supporting Portland Oregon's Occupy Wall Street, he got more than he bargained for. The bow tie-wearing solon had proudly voted for the Korea outsourcing deal and even sang its praises in the well of the House.

Demonstrators slammed Rep. Charlie Rangel for his votes in favor of job-killing outsourcing deals. When he served as chairman of the tax-writing committee in the House, Rangel consistently served up tax breaks for Wall Street and multinationals. Now the chickens are coming home to roost.

The Girl Scouts keep up with the times, and one grandma in Missouri found this out, much to her horror, when she noticed that all the items she was sewing on her granddaughter's Junior Girl Scout vest, including the American flag, were "made in China."